NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central senior forward Connor Raridon was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

A native of Plainfield, Illinois and Neuqua Valley High School, Raridon helped lead the Cardinals to three wins last week. He scored 20 points, and added four rebounds, four assists and two steals in an 83-71 win over Concordia (Texas) on December 28, followed by 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in an 83-79 win over Sul Ross State on December 29, both games in Austin, Texas. Raridon tied a career high in scoring with 36 points, including 17 in the second half and seven in overtime, of a 74-71 win against Wheaton on January 4. He finished a perfect 15-of-15 from the free throw line and had eight rebounds and six assists against the Thunder.

2019-20 CCIW Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Connor Raridon - North Central (1/6/20)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (12/23/19)
Sean Johnson - Carthage (12/16/19)
Nyameye Adom - Wheaton (12/9/19)
Lavon Thomas - Elmhurst (12/2/19)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (11/25/19)
Keondre Schumacher - Illinois Wesleyan (11/18/19)
Nick Penny - Carroll (11/12/19)
   
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.